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Gansu in 9 days - 敦煌,七彩丹霞,嘉峪关,莫高窟 和 新龙门客栈,张掖·!


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On 8/6/2024 at 5:47 PM, Spidey10 said:

I dunno about the food now but the last time i was in Beijing (2008) for a Company trip....totally didn't like it, looks good in presentation but when i put in the mouth, somehow the taste is not to my liking....same with wifey as well..

The only highlight of the trip was we were able to climb the Great wall...very cold and windy...

Since then, my wife and I shun China....didn't had a good impression of the food and the pple and surrounding (especially the toilet..u know the usual in 2008) 

My 2nd trip was to Shanghai in 2016, again Business trip....but wifey didn't tag along, gave up.....and my my, surprised they have changed so much...Shanghai, the Bund...

was mobbed...literally mobbed on the streets...evening walking back to the hotel...the girls are so outspoken...and if i was 30 yrs younger and single, sure die standing!! :grin:

So didn't spend a lot of travel in China.....maybe i should change my prespective soon and pay them a visit....but my mandarin is for market mandarin, sure laugh die them...

SH now even better. Cleaner, more polite, much cleaner air (thans5yo EVs) reasonable prices and I find it much better than Seoul. Even my wify liked it. 

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Our simple lunch heh

These are popular dishes in LZ

 

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Ah.... the best La Mian...

BTW there are a lot of Muslims here, so it's easy for our Muslims bros to visit LZ too...

 

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On 8/6/2024 at 6:05 PM, Spidey10 said:

so not only me ahh which can take thier food....:grin:

i always thot i was the odd one out...they rest seems to like the food there...

Northern city food has less cooking variety and more meat. Some also have extremely oily,  salty and spicy food.  

Southern city from Shanghai downwards has more option and towards city line Xiamen has a lot of good seafood. 

I can accept all type of food and not only Chinese food but all country I visit. 

 

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We are so used to low salt / less oil that we will find food elsewhere quite salty / oily

I drank a lot more tea / water...

Oh don't drink tap water over in LZ...

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On 8/6/2024 at 7:49 PM, Volvobrick said:

SH now even better. Cleaner, more polite, much cleaner air (thans5yo EVs) reasonable prices and I find it much better than Seoul. Even my wify liked it. 

Shanghai is very clean,  the street, toilet.

 

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On 8/6/2024 at 8:21 PM, therock said:

We are so used to low salt / less oil that we will find food elsewhere quite salty / oily

I drank a lot more tea / water...

Oh don't drink tap water over in LZ...

Drink 農夫山泉

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On 8/6/2024 at 7:49 PM, Volvobrick said:

SH now even better. Cleaner, more polite, much cleaner air (thans5yo EVs) reasonable prices and I find it much better than Seoul. Even my wify liked it. 

Seoul weather is closer to PEK. It is either got Siberian Cold Air or Gobi Desert Sand Storm.

SH still suffers from SMOG from the north.

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@mersaylee - you don't say ok..

in our transit at PVG, the girls wanted Macs! I was rolling my eyes... but they insisted it tasted better, haha

However their service is good, but you gotta use the wepay or local payment apps... 

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Night scenes along the Yellow River

Loads of people, even on a weekday night and the water is pretty fast flowing..

 

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Do you all spot something interesting on the map...?
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Clue, near LZ is a place called.... 

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On 8/6/2024 at 9:22 PM, therock said:

@mersaylee - you don't say ok..

in our transit at PVG, the girls wanted Macs! I was rolling my eyes... but they insisted it tasted better, haha

However their service is good, but you gotta use the wepay or local payment apps... 

Just enjoyable the Wechat pay lah. I don't see any problem. 

End of the trip you don't like can remove the card again. 

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On 8/6/2024 at 9:26 PM, therock said:

Do you all spot something interesting on the map...?
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Clue, near LZ is a place called.... 

TL...

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No need to install... I just pay the person with wepay at the end of the trip...

Most meals and major expenses are taken care of anyway, so I didn't need a lot of cash...

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A lot of the food is spicy here, albeit less so than Yunnan food, but beware if you are like me and can't take too much hot food..

There are enough options for Muslims, and those who can't take too much chili, and of course vegetarian options too

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Lotsa good La Mian, and this one is the hottest at the moment

 

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